STONEHENGE


Meaning of STONEHENGE in English

/stohn"henj/ , n.

a prehistoric monument on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England, consisting of a large circle of megaliths surrounding a smaller circle and four massive trilithons; dating to late Neolithic and early Bronze Age times (c1700-1200 B.C.) and believed to have been connected with a sun cult or used for astronomical observations.

[ cf. HENGE ]

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